On Secret Service East of Constantinople by Peter Hopkirk

On Secret Service East of Constantinople by Peter Hopkirk. This is an excellent history of the 2nd great game. This was the conflict over India and the Middle East between Britain, Germany and Russia in the first world war. The author uses lots of material both from the archives as well as rare personal accounts. Perhaps most interesting was the analysis of German Imperial theory. After the Russian Revolution the attempt of the British agents on the ground to deal with the new reality was fascinating.

Highly recommended!

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